2024 in Papua New Guinea

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Events in the year 2024 in Papua New Guinea .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Provinces of Papua New Guinea</span>

For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions called provinces. There are 22 provincial-level divisions, which include 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the National Capital District of Port Moresby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enga Province</span> Province in Papua New Guinea

Enga is one of the provinces in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Enga is geographically situated in the northern region of Papua New Guinea and was separated from the adjacent Western Highlands at the time of national independence in 1975. The majority ethnic group are Engans. Approximately 500,000 people live within the province, which has one spoken language in all five of its districts. A small minority of Engans' land on the eastern side of the region remained in the Western Highlands, their territory being accessible by road from Mount Hagen but not directly from elsewhere in Enga territory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regions of Papua New Guinea</span> List of the regions of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, which are its broadest administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea. While the 22 provincial-level divisions are the primary administrative divisions of PNG, the regions are quite significant in daily life, as they are often the basis for organisation of government services, corporate operations, sporting competitions, and even the machinations of politics.

For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is divided into administrative divisions called regions and provinces. Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions and 22 province-level divisions: 20 provinces plus the autonomous region (Bougainville) and the National Capital District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Marape</span> Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since 2019

James Marape is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the electorate of Tari-Pori Open in Hela Province in the New Guinea Highlands. He has held Cabinet Posts as Minister of Education (2008–2011), Minister of Finance (2012–2019), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023–2024). Marape entered the 2022 elections under the banner of the Pangu Party and won the most seats, while still being far from a majority. He was therefore able to form government, which was elected unopposed by the new parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Papua New Guinean general election</span>

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 23 June until around 13 July 2012, after being postponed by a further week to allow for security personnel to crisscross the country, particularly the highland provinces. The elections followed controversy over incomplete electoral rolls and a constitutional crisis caused by a dispute over the office of prime minister between Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill.

The following lists events that happened in 2014 in Papua New Guinea.

Events in the year 2018 in Papua New Guinea.

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Papua New Guinea.

Events in the year 2020 in Papua New Guinea.

Events in the year 2021 in Papua New Guinea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Papua New Guinean general election</span>

General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 4 to 22 July 2022 to elect the members of the National Parliament for a new five-year term.

On 11 September 2022, an earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6–7.7 struck Papua New Guinea, in the northern part of Morobe Province. The normal faulting earthquake occurred with a hypocenter depth of 116.0 km (72.1 mi) beneath the Finisterre Range. A maximum perceived Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) was estimated. Shaking was widely felt across the country and even in neighbouring Indonesia. At least 21 people died and 42 were injured, mostly due to landslides.

Events in the year 2022 in Papua New Guinea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 in Papua New Guinea</span>

Events in the year 2023 in Papua New Guinea.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 38.3 km (23.8 mi) east-southeast of Ambunti in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on 3 April 2023.

The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted. The riots saw arson, looting and various civil unrests. An estimated, 22 people were killed from the incident. James Marape, the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, later declared a state of emergency for 14 days and suspended the country's police chief and several top officials.

The February 2024 Enga Province massacre occurred on 18 February, 2024, where dozens of people were shot and 44 killed in a tribal dispute in Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, the remote highlands region of Papua New Guinea. Casualties numbered at least 49, including both combatants and bystanders.

On 24 March 2024, a Mw 6.9 earthquake occurred in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea, killing five people.

On 24 May 2024, a landslide occurred in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea. By 7 June, 12 bodies had been recovered, with thousands more buried and presumed dead, though estimates of the death toll vary greatly, with some estimating that only 160 had died.

References

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  17. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/467946
  18. "No survivors from PNG small plane crash". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  19. "Papua New Guinea Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  20. "Another Member of PNG Parliament Dies". Papua New Guinea Today (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  21. "Papua New Guinea all-rounder Kaia Arua dies, aged 33". www.icc-cricket.com. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-04.